Donald Robertson

And think a little bit about the longer-term consequences of anger, right? And particularly in terms of relationships where it's complex, anger impairs our ability to empathize with other people. And when we get angry, we tend to engage in what's known as hostile attribution bias.

And think a little bit about the longer-term consequences of anger, right? And particularly in terms of relationships where it's complex, anger impairs our ability to empathize with other people. And when we get angry, we tend to engage in what's known as hostile attribution bias.

So we usually think of people as acting just out of hostility towards us, whereas normally if I say, oh, why did that guy not send me a Christmas card this year? I might go, well, there's probably a bunch of possible explanations for that. Maybe there's several reasons, depending on how you look at it. Whereas if I'm angry, I'll think, just because he's a jerk, that's why he did it.

So we usually think of people as acting just out of hostility towards us, whereas normally if I say, oh, why did that guy not send me a Christmas card this year? I might go, well, there's probably a bunch of possible explanations for that. Maybe there's several reasons, depending on how you look at it. Whereas if I'm angry, I'll think, just because he's a jerk, that's why he did it.

So we usually think of people as acting just out of hostility towards us, whereas normally if I say, oh, why did that guy not send me a Christmas card this year? I might go, well, there's probably a bunch of possible explanations for that. Maybe there's several reasons, depending on how you look at it. Whereas if I'm angry, I'll think, just because he's a jerk, that's why he did it.

Just pure hostility. So we tend to have a very monolithic and simplistic understanding of other people's motives when we're angry. But that makes us rubbish at social problem solving. Anger is really bad for maintaining any kind of healthy relationship. So by its very nature, it means that we tend to underestimate the negative consequences of it. So in therapy, it's easy to go.

Just pure hostility. So we tend to have a very monolithic and simplistic understanding of other people's motives when we're angry. But that makes us rubbish at social problem solving. Anger is really bad for maintaining any kind of healthy relationship. So by its very nature, it means that we tend to underestimate the negative consequences of it. So in therapy, it's easy to go.

Just pure hostility. So we tend to have a very monolithic and simplistic understanding of other people's motives when we're angry. But that makes us rubbish at social problem solving. Anger is really bad for maintaining any kind of healthy relationship. So by its very nature, it means that we tend to underestimate the negative consequences of it. So in therapy, it's easy to go.

You sit with people and you draw a little list and you go, you know, what are all the ways in which anger is harming your physical health, your mental health?

You sit with people and you draw a little list and you go, you know, what are all the ways in which anger is harming your physical health, your mental health?

You sit with people and you draw a little list and you go, you know, what are all the ways in which anger is harming your physical health, your mental health?

your relationship with other people the other weird thing about it anger tends to spread so if i get angry i could be watching tv and get really angry with some politician that i don't like you know and then i turn around you know and i snap angrily at my cat right now my cat has done nothing

your relationship with other people the other weird thing about it anger tends to spread so if i get angry i could be watching tv and get really angry with some politician that i don't like you know and then i turn around you know and i snap angrily at my cat right now my cat has done nothing

your relationship with other people the other weird thing about it anger tends to spread so if i get angry i could be watching tv and get really angry with some politician that i don't like you know and then i turn around you know and i snap angrily at my cat right now my cat has done nothing

right but it's not even involved in the american politics in any shape or form right but because i'm annoyed with some politician that's on the news or whatever i'm now also you know by associated i'm just annoyed with my cat as well because i'm in an angry frame of mind you know and maybe i'm going to be a bit short you know my wife might say what do you want for dinner

right but it's not even involved in the american politics in any shape or form right but because i'm annoyed with some politician that's on the news or whatever i'm now also you know by associated i'm just annoyed with my cat as well because i'm in an angry frame of mind you know and maybe i'm going to be a bit short you know my wife might say what do you want for dinner

right but it's not even involved in the american politics in any shape or form right but because i'm annoyed with some politician that's on the news or whatever i'm now also you know by associated i'm just annoyed with my cat as well because i'm in an angry frame of mind you know and maybe i'm going to be a bit short you know my wife might say what do you want for dinner

And they'll ask me later, right? Because I'm annoyed with some so-called politician, right? So anger harms our relationships, even with the people that we're not initially angry with.

And they'll ask me later, right? Because I'm annoyed with some so-called politician, right? So anger harms our relationships, even with the people that we're not initially angry with.

And they'll ask me later, right? Because I'm annoyed with some so-called politician, right? So anger harms our relationships, even with the people that we're not initially angry with.